Market Prices And Farm Land In Colac District
R Morrison reports weekly market prices listing cabbage 1/6 per dozen, carrots 6d per dozen, turnips 1d per dozen, Swedes 4d per dozen, onions 2d per dozen, marrows 2d by 4d per dozen, cucumbers 1d per case, tomatoes 2d to 5/6 per hag, pears 1/6 to 3 per case, apples 1/6 to 2/6 per case, plums 2d to 3/1 per case, damsons 2/6 to 3 per case, pineapples 7/6 per case, cheese 2d to 7d, bacon 1d per lb, fowls 2/5 to 3/ per pair, ducks 2/6 to 3/ per pair. Estate offer: 385 acres for grazing or cultivation two miles from Cressy Railway Station. Apply W. Redgail Colac. Also a notice seeking industrious family with small capital or Colac resident for convenient good lots, picturesque country home.
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Colac
Immigration plan flounders as land hopes fade in colonies
A colonial report shows limited success in attracting overseas settlers and a surplus of land seekers at home. It cites figures from Shepparton Coloma Swan Hill Rovutta and Nanoela totaling a small settlement, with many voyagers awaiting Land Department decisions. Officials remain hopeful but warn policy may need revision to mobilize capital and settle productive districts rather than irrigation schemes alone.
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Canada
England
Europe
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Eng
Atlantic Poly
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Victoria
Commonwealth
Bnt
Statement by Rev James Green on female immigration
The Rev James Green voices concern over immorality alleged to accompany sea passage between England and Australia. He claims women landing here often lack virtue compared to before departure and urges a higher type of matron to oversee female immigration.
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England
Australia
Immigrant Ship Row Prompts Call for Inquiry
A London special commissioner reported shocking immorality aboard a trans Atlantic liner with steerage passengers and brutal conduct by men. The piece urges immediate government inquiry and stronger protection for immigrant girls receiving assisted passages during ocean voyages.
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London
Canada
Commie Stoner
Cab- Fed
Green
Colac Fire Brigade Honored on Return Home
Members of the Colac fire brigade were welcomed home Friday after a Warrnambool demonstration. A large crowd, band, and speeches honored the firemen led by Captain Markes. The event included toasts to the team and chairman Dr J G Wynne with further celebrations planned, including trophy distribution and a public meeting in Victoria Hall with prominent speakers scheduled.
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C. James
J. Helmore
James
J. G. Wynne
T. Sharp
Iblic
Victoria Hall
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Scullin
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Augnative
Hoys
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Commonwealth
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South Africa
Rather
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Gibson-Carmichael
Dudley
F.C. Lewis
Victoria Bush Nursing Association
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Council of the Leagues
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K.C
City of
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Beech Forest sports and lectures draw local interest
The Beech Forest sports meet is planned for next Wednesday with strong entries and expected fine weather. Nurse Thompson arrives from Melbourne and will be introduced Tuesday in Beech Forest with Lady Dudley, Lady Gibson Carmichael, and the State Governor present. A Melbourne doctors tour will examine children at schools the next day. Colac branch of the P L C hires Walter Mills of Milwaukee to lecture on Ballot Box on Saturday March 26 at Victoria Hall, with a garden permit to allow Mills to address on I go to Prepare Place for You. After the Sunday talk, funds go to the focal hospital to make it an annual hospital Sunday.
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Tuseday
Laver's Hill Concert Nets Four Pounds for Colac Hospital
A concert and ball at Mr M'Crath's hall in Laver's Hill Colac raised about £4 for the local hospital. The event was run by the navy volunteers with Mrs M'Crath lending the hall and performers contributing. The program featured overtures, songs by Melbourne artists, recitations, and piano pieces, with an array of local and visiting performers.
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Solomonburg
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Ireland
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Colac Visit Pleases Hospital Patrons and Local Talk
Members of the Colac Brass band visited Colac on Sunday on behalf of the Colac hospital and praised Miss Costello at the Mamre Hotel for kind treatment. Mr Considine of Irrewillipe, recovering from a leg fracture, is improving and was missed at Swan Marsh races. Mr Scullin’s Colac meeting next Tuesday stirs talk, with anti land taxers planning to attend. A Liberal journal referenda piece spurs local amusement, and a man offers £10 to prove a working man wrote it. An extraordinary whirlwind struck Mr J Boyd’s iron roof shed, lifting it four miles and scattering his poultry, never seen since.
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Scullin
Colac
Anothey
Australia
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American robbed on Continent swindle arrest of three
A wealthy American named Hart lost over £10,000 while travelling in Paris after meeting three Italian companions who lured him into betting. He alerted police and three carthorpers were arrested on charges connected with the swindle.
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Colac Hospital seeks new operating theatre funding drive
The Colac Hospital appeals for funds to upgrade an antiquated operating theatre as part of a Hospital Saturday and Sunday drive. Rev G B Murphy urged charity for the sick and poor, citing Christ's injunction to freely give. A large gathering, including the A L H, brass band, and Fire Brigade, heard the address and supported the collection totaling £17 13s 8d, with Presbyterian offerings adding about £10.
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Efort
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iMr
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Pair-Oared Champions Rise In Lower Yarra Rowing
In Melbourne on Saturday the champion pair of Footscray Digit Service and South Melbourne won the pair-oared championship by a length as the sculling crown also contested. Times listed show varied performances with rowers from Hesendon Ballarat City Wendoures and others.
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Wea
Yarra
Hesuite
Footscray Digit Service
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